Vin Diesel’s Fast & Furious franchise is not known to be high art but the fact that these films are still happening and are profitable means that there are audiences who like it despite the ridiculousness. The films have been silly since Fast Five and by the tenth film, things have gotten so ridiculous that it seems ironic and intentional.
One scene in particular in part one of its two-part finale Fast X is beyond hilarious for its illogical premise. The big ball of fire in the Rome sequence has fans rolling with laughter due to the continuity errors, logic-defying actions, and an unscathed Vin Diesel.
Vin Diesel’s Fast X Scene Gets Trolled For All The Right Reasons Due To One Scene
Nobody expects the Fast & Furious franchise to be Oppenheimer. The action film franchise about a group of racers who moonlight as robbers and then become international spies are popcorn flicks of the highest order. Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto ending the film with a tribute to family makes it clear that the franchise is all about the cheese.
But everyone has asked whether there is a limit to the larger-than-life action sequences that defy logic in the franchise. The answer is probably no because Fast X’s Rome sequence proves that logic is disposable in the franchise. The scene sees a hurling ball bomb (à la The Dark Knight Rises) which rolls through the city as Dom and crew chase.
While Letty chases after Jason Momoa’s Dante Reyes across the city as he detonates the bomb, Dom tries to veer the ball into the Tiber River causing a lot of chaos along the way. However, everyone in Rome seems to be invincible as the casualties seem to be little to zero. Fans pointed out more such errors in the scene,
Love how the cars repair themselves from scene to scene
-budlyle1016
I was cracking up so hard at that part [where Vin Diesel hits a wall after pushing the bomb into the river]. The plot armor and physics defier is insane how he comes out unscathed after smacking the wall so hard.
-@jennatolls904
I just love how the big ball bomb had the common decency to avoid all the people & animals. Slammed straight through the middle of the bus and still managed to dodge everyone. We humans can take a few tips from this big ball of joy. RIP big fella you shall be missed!
-@Officialkingz1
The most unrealistic thing about these movies is the fact that American-made cars can take so much damage and keep going
-@condorhunter007
How tf is that car fix itself?? How are the airbags not blown? How is the suspension hold up with that abuse??
-@nickgehr6916
While Dom succeeds in pushing the bomb into the river, its explosion still causes a lot of damage and destruction. However, it is revealed that no one died due to the explosion. And Dom drives away from the shockwave of the explosion without so much as a scratch.
Fast X Team Reportedly Hurled A Real Ball In Rome While Filming
It takes a village to make a movie, even if it is a bad one. The team of Fast X reportedly put a lot of effort into the scene with the ball bomb and even used some clever practical effects that were enhanced with CGI. The ball bomb seen rolling through the streets was reportedly a prop that was hurled into the city streets.
The crew reportedly used real cars and buses for the explosions and destruction, and the ball really destroyed those props for the scene. Director Louis Leterrier said to Business Insider,
We really rolled a one-ton metal ball covered in just gasoline, flaming gasoline down the streets of Rome. We had Dom’s car trying to stop it and that was done for real. The cars exploding were also done for real.
Pulling the cameras in and out of the cars while they’re moving, chasing them, seeing the actors behind the wheel, and then connecting them. Having Vin do a 180 in front of an exploding bomb and then finishing on a close-up with him, that’s all done for real.
The film was a moderate success at the box office compared to its predecessors. It also saw the return of Dwayne Johnson’s Hobbs, and a sequel is reportedly being planned.
Fast X is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
